News of palermo

Courts probes two for Palermo train crash, but focus turns to signallers

13-05-2024 16:24 President Javier Milei’s government will declare a “railway emergency” following crash on San Martín line last week, reveals presidential spokesperson.

BREAKING NEWS

At least 30 people hospitalised after trains collide in Buenos Aires

10-05-2024 11:28 Emergency services and police on site after two trains collide in Palermo; At least 30 people transported to hospital in wake of crash, but no fatalities reported.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Platense, Rosario Central head to scorching Santiago del Estero for final

14-12-2023 15:11 Santiago del Estero possesses a fantastic-looking, shiny new stadium, and it is in the Madre de Ciudades that the unlikely duo of Platense and Rosario Central face off in the final of the Copa de la Liga this Saturday.

by Dan Edwards

PALERMO

Dead man's body found floating in Palermo lake

25-09-2023 16:58 Police and judicial sources working to establish cause of death after man estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old found dead floating at the Victoria Ocampo Lake in Buenos Aires City neighbourhood of Palermo.

CRIME & SECURITY

Suspect in fatal Palmero stabbing has long record of armed robbery

06-09-2023 15:33 Suspect Isaías José Suárez has been arrested 13 times before and convicted five times in the last 11 years. He now faces new charges for murdering engineer Mariano Barbieri in Plaza Sicilia, Palermo.

CRIME & SECURITY

City police make arrests in investigation into Palermo stabbing

05-09-2023 12:43 Two suspects have been arrested for the killing of 42-year-old Mariano Barbieri last Wednesday night in Palermo, according to police sources.

CRIME & SECURITY

Palermo gang rape victim tells court she didn’t consent

04-09-2023 16:04 Six detainees could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for February 2022 gang rape; Trial, which is taking place behind closed doors, lasts into September.

CRIME & SECURITY

42-year-old man dies after fatal stabbing attack in Palermo

31-08-2023 14:50 New father Mariano Barbieri, 42, dies at hospital from wounds sustained in a fatal stabbing attack in Palermo; After being attacked and having his mobile phone stolen, the victim managed to stagger to an ice cream store where he pleaded for help and told police: "I don't want to die."

CRIME & SECURITY

Argentina’s ‘black widow’ thieves trawl Tinder for victims

08-05-2023 07:18 Police highlight string of cases in Buenos Aires in which so-called “black widow” thieves are using dating app Tinder to identify, seduce and drug older men in order to rob them.

by Leonardo Nieva

FOOD & DRINK

More plaudits for parrilla: Don Julio voted world’s greatest steakhouse

28-03-2023 15:11 Barely a week after a visit from Lionel Messi took the Palermo parrilla viral, famed Buenos Aires steakhouse Don Julio continues to receive global recognition.

Bloomberg

Argentina wants to take its shale expertise to new oil frontier

12-03-2023 09:23 Palermo Aike fields in Santa Cruz Province could increase Argentina's shale reserves by about a third, Economy Minister Sergio Massa tells investors.

CRIME & SECRUITY

Young Venezuelan dies after being shot in the head in Palermo phone robbery

06-03-2023 18:46 In the early hours of Monday morning, a young man was shot in the head when he resisted the theft of his cell phone, in another act of insecurity that shook the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Palermo.

CRIME & SECURITY

Fourteen-year-old found with gunshot wound to head in Palermo

28-11-2022 10:51 Police investigating reports teenager had been kidnapped for ransom and parents received extortion call, but are also investigating a possible suicide attempt, according to reports.